REPRESENTING THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF 2X2 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNETLetterhead used by workers titled Christian Conventions

Perry, Oklahoma Conv, 1942

Later Workers

Statement by Evan Jones
Overseer of Victoria and Tasmania, Australia

Revised Jan 12, 2007

John Evan Jones:

STATES:

I am 84 years old and reside at houses belonging to various members
of the same Christian Faith as myself. I am presently staying at
35 Park Rd. Surry Hills.

I am the Senior Minister of a fellowship that meets at various private
homes through out Victoria and Tasmania. There are members of our
group through out the World.

In Victoria, we have about 40 ministers of the Gospel and about 2,500
members. These people meet every Sunday and on Wednesday Evenings.
At these meetings we sing Hymns, we have a prayer session and then a period
when each person speaks of their experience or something that has appealed
to them from the scripture.

We follow Teachings of the New Testament given to us by the Lord Jesus.

I have been a member of this group for 70 years and my parents before
me were members of the same group. I have been a Minister since 1938
when I left home to do the work of an evangelist. I have been supported
since I became a Minister by people of the same faith who give voluntary
donations. All the people who have forsaken their occupations and
have gone forth to Minister this Gospel are supported in the same way.

We have no specific name as such and have never had. There is
no individual person who could claim to be the founder of our organization.
We believe that this group has its origin in the mind of God before the
foundation of the World and it was revealed in it's fullness in the coming
of the Lord Jesus into this world and his teachings which we endeavor to
follow today.

We are not a Registered Church or Body of any description. We
are involved with the support of Third World Organisations. We currently
have over 20 ministers in foreign fields preaching, assisting and doing
evangelistic work. These evangelists are sent overseas with funds
raised through the group.

Our organisation is financially well off.
The funds are controlled by a Trust Fund with the Trustees being Arthur
ROBINSON, Alan BIRD and Ian GUNST, who are elders of the Church.
I am in charge of the Trustees and have the final say as to where the funds
will be sent or spent. Once I make that decision, the Trustees withdraw
the funds and give me a bank draft for the amount required in various areas
as requested by me.

The Senior Minister is usually appointed on the death or mental impairment
of the outgoing overseer. He is usually nominated by the outgoing
Minister to the other Senior Ministers in Australia and New Zealand and
approached by them to take over.

In addition to our weekly meetings, we have been gathering on the property
of Mr. Fred LOWE, for one of our annual Convention for the past 20 years.
We hold 5 conventions in Victoria each year. These conventions are held
World wide and all run along the same lines. The purpose of these
conventions is to strengthen the faith of all who believe in the teachings
of Jesus. All members are there by invitation.

I have known Mr. LOWE for about 50 years and have known his daughter
Heather since she was a teenage girl. I have met Geoffrey, Narelle
and Stephen HENDERSON on numerous occasions at our meetings and previous
conventions. I have not had any more dealings with the HENDERSON
Children other than they have been at meetings where I have been declaring
the Gospel.

Our organisation has no restrictions on music, dancing, television,
sport, food or anything else for that matter. We do not exercise
any authority over an individuals faith. However a member of our
faith would not be interested in Music, Television or the like, as life is
complete without them.

When sending a person overseas and they require an official document
we use the letterhead of "CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS" underlined by "REPRESENTING
ASSEMBLIES OF CHRISTIANS ASSUMING THIS NAME ONLY"

I am aware that Narelle and Stephen HENDERSON are believed to have committed
suicide and have left a note stating in essence that they did it rather
than go to the convention. I cannot for the life of me think of any
reason why they would do such a thing.

Signed_______________
John Evan Jones

Statement taken and signature witnessed to me at Surry Hills at 1.27
pm on the 29th of November, 1994.

___________________
G. R. MATTHEWS
Detective Sergeant 20590

I hereby acknowledge that this statement is true and correct and I
make it in the belief that a person making a false statement in the circumstances
is liable to the penalties of perjury.

Signed_______________
John Evan Jones

Acknowledgment made and signature witnessed by me at Surry Hills at
1.28 pm on the 29th of November, 1994.